Return to work after a workplace-oriented intervention for patients on sick-leave for burnout - a prospective controlled study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Peter Jönsson¹  Gunnel Åbjörnsson¹  Björn Karlson¹  Birgitta Pålsson¹  Kai Österberg¹  Birgitta Malmberg¹  Britt Larsson² 

[1] Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden;

关键词: Sick Leave;    Workplace Intervention;    Health Care Unit;    Social Insurance Office;    Previous Swedish Study;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-301

 received in 2009-12-02, accepted in 2010-06-02,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundIn the present study the effect of a workplace-oriented intervention for persons on long-term sick leave for clinical burnout, aimed at facilitating return to work (RTW) by job-person match through patient-supervisor communication, was evaluated. We hypothesised that the intervention group would show a more successful RTW than a control group.MethodsIn a prospective controlled study, subjects were identified by the regional social insurance office 2-6 months after the first day on sick leave. The intervention group (n = 74) was compared to a control group who had declined participation, being matched by length of sick leave (n = 74). The RTW was followed up, using sick-listing register data, until 1.5 years after the time of intervention.ResultsThere was a linear increase of RTW in the intervention group during the 1.5-year follow-up period, and 89% of subjects had returned to work to some extent at the end of the follow-up period. The increase in RTW in the control group came to a halt after six months, and only 73% had returned to work to some extent at the end of the 1.5-year follow-up.ConclusionsWe conclude that the present study demonstrated an improvement of long-term RTW after a workplace-oriented intervention for patients on long-term sick leave due to burnout.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials NCT01039168.

【 授权许可】

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